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. 1982 Apr;15(4):547–553. doi: 10.1128/jcm.15.4.547-553.1982

Differentiation of coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci by lectins and plant agglutinins.

S K Davidson, K F Keller, R J Doyle
PMCID: PMC272141  PMID: 7068834

Abstract

The screening of staphylococci with a panel of 14 lectins and extracts demonstrating lectin-like activity led to the development of a rapid agglutination slide test for the differentiation of certain coagulase-negative staphylococci and human strains of Staphylococcus aureus. The coagulase-negative staphylococci were agglutinated by agglutinins from Mangifera indica, Triticum vulgaris, and crude Limulus polyphemus. The test is rapid, requiring only 5 to 15 min to identify an unknown strain of staphylococci, as opposed to the 4 to 16 h required to perform the conventional tube coagulase test.

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